Quilt - Log Cabin Pattern

c. 1936

Magnus S. Fossum

Associated Names
Magnus S. Fossum

Artist, American, 1888 - 1980

This is a painting of a quilt design and decorative embroidery motifs. The painting shows a patchwork quilt composed of square blocks arranged neatly in rows. Each square block is quilted using the log cabin pattern with various colors and patterns. Bright colors such as blue, red, green, brown, and yellow are used, with a fringe of blue tassels along the edge. Below the quilt design are smaller illustrations of embroidered flowers, a bird within a yellow circle, and a complex diamond arrangement pattern. The artwork suggests attention to detail in both the quilt design and embroidery work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.5 x 28.7 cm (14 x 11 5/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 70" square

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.343


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Magnus S. Fossum.

Wikidata ID

Q64594612

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